America’s Top 5 Current TV Shows

[1]With the new fall television season about to begin, the Harris Polll asked 2,286 U.S. adults about their TV-viewing habits[2].

Respondents to the survey were queried about their favorite programs and stars. Perhaps not surprisingly, Harris found that comedies ranked highest — preferred by 39% of respondents — while cop or detective shows came in second, liked by 32% of those surveyed.

Just 19% of respondents said they preferred reality shows, which is odd considering their popularity with programmers.

Among the top shows CBS (CBS[3]) is the clear leader, placing four series in the top five. Comcast‘s (CMCSA[4]) NBC, by contrast, scored just one top-five ranking series.

So what are the five most popular shows on TV right now according to the Harris Poll[5]:

Big Bang Theory (CBS)

NCIS (CBS)

Criminal Minds (CBS)

CSI (CBS)

Law & Order SVU (NBC)

Just missing the top five, were cable’s Breaking Bad and Duck Dynasty, followed by network TV’s Family Guy, Modern Family and Person of Interest.